Thursday, April 30, 2015

Hofstra Men’s Club Lacrosse won the New York Metro Conference Championship and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen with an emphatic 14-4 victory over
Fordham on Wednesday, April 22nd. A raucous Shuart Stadium set the
scene for the squad's final conference fixture, in which Joseph Baker netted five
goals. Martin Beer and Dylan Wills also registered multi-goal games, each
notching two, while Ryan Cook, Sam Juris, Bodie Pate, Greg Stengel, and Dennis
Costa took the tally to 14 with one goal a piece. Brad Griminger and Amit Nath
both had assists. The team traveled to Rutgers University on Saturday, April 25th,
with the prospect of a win placing them in the Elite 8. Unfortunately, despite
a hat-trick from Moner Mosa, and goals from Joe Baker, Ryan Cook, and Dylan
Wills, Rutgers advanced with a 12-6 win, bringing the Pride’s exciting season
to a end.

Hofstra Men’s Club
Soccer had their second game of the season on Saturday, April 25th, making the short trip to take on
local rivals Stony Brook. Chibuzo Nwosu broke the deadlock and gave the Pride a
1-0 lead at halftime, but a second half surge from the opposition ended the match
4-1. Hofstra Women’s Club Soccer had better luck, and topped off a sunny Sunday
morning with a 2-1 win over Adelphi on April 26th.

Hofstra Women's Club Soccer after their 2-1 win over Adelphi.

Hofstra Club Baseball traveled down to Towson University on Saturday, April 25th
for a weekend series against the Tigers. The Pride fell short 12-8 in game one, but showed great resilience to turn their fortunes around, winning
the next two games 10-9 and 7-2. Justin Cusano and Joe Zapata both impressed
from the mound, each securing a complete game win. Nick Cavallino went 4-10 with a double, two RBIS, three runs, and a walk. Aaron Brown went 5-10 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs, four runs, a stolen base and two walks.
Thanks to this latest victory, the club remains in the running for a spot in the
North Atlantic Regional Playoffs.

With the 2014-2015 season coming to a
close, Hofstra Quidditch took second in the Big Apple Quidditch
Conference Tournament. The conference is made up of ten teams from the tri-state area,
including NYU, Stony Brook, and New Haven. The team will next be in action on
Saturday, May 9th in the Mercenary Tournament on the Hofstra Intramural fields.

Hofstra Women’s Rugby Club hosted the Gohring
Tournament on Saturday, April 25th, which included an Alumni team
and LIU Brooklyn. The highlight of the day was the Pride's thrilling 17-14 victory over LIU Brooklyn.

Hofstra Women's Rugby Club in action in the Gohring Tournament held on the Intramural Rugby Field.

Hofstra’s 29 Club Sports are always looking for new members and welcome
all experience levels. If you would like to find out more information about
joining one of our clubs, please visit hofstra.edu/recreation
and click on the ‘Club Sports’ tab, or feel free to visit us at the Hofstra Fitness
Center with any questions you may have!

Next followed traditional Japanese dances from the Long
Island Japanese Cultural Center. Two performers performed the congratulatory
dance which is using crane as a symbol to wish everyone a long life and good
fortune and the Noh dance “Shiki Sanban” to celebrate the great harvest.

Dr. Ying Qiu, Director of Asian Center at Hofstra
University, was this year’s key note speaker.She shared her experience in the past 17 years in different countries
and fields.Her speech touched on two
different cultures that influence large populations in Asia – Confucianism and
Buddhism.She shared her father’s story
to tell the audiences “Education can change people’s life.”She also shared her experience of her 1st
day in Thailand about the kindness of the Thai people.At the end, she encouraged everyone to take
advantage of all the diversity programs offered by Hofstra to learn more
diversity.It will benefit everyone’s
life in today’s global world.

At the end of the events, Jason Spradley, the graduate
assistant in MISPO, had an explanation and presentation of our takeaway item –
the flowering tea.

Please share your stories and experiences on social media using #HUAsianPacific.